Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is great for all chocolate, vanilla, yellow, and marble cakes. This is my favourite frosting recipe to use for chocolate layer cake and chocolate cupcakes. This is also very easy and quick to whip up. After tasting how delicious this frosting is you will never buy store bought frosting again!
How to Make Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Start by beating 1 cup of butter/margarine in a small bowl. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 cup of cocoa powder, and a pinch of salt alternatively with 1 tablespoon of milk. Beat this to a spreading consistency, then blend in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. The result is a whipped, fluffy, sweet chocolate frosting!
Makes enough frosting for one 13 inch x 9 inch cake pan, two 9″ round pans, one bundt pan, or 24 cupcakes.
I love to use this frosting on this Chocolate Layer Cake recipe…it is a birthday cake staple in my family! What will you use this Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting on?
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
A sweet, chocolatey buttercream frosting that is quick and easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine softened
- 3 cups icing sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Start by beating 1 cup of butter/margarine in a small bowl.
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Add 3 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 cup of cocoas nd a pinch of salt alternatively with 1 tablespoon of milk.
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Beat this to a spreading consistency, then blend in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Frost as desired on your cooled cake.
Recipe Notes
Makes enough icing for one 13″ x 9″ pan, two 9″ round pans, one bundt pan, or 24 cupcakes.
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Sounds delicious, I’ll definitely give this a try the next time I make chocolate cake. Love your blog by the way, very clean. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Hilda ! Hope you have a wonderful weekend 🙂
Looks and sounds like an easy recipe, which is what I need with my busy life. Delicious!
Thanks !
This sounds sooo good!
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Oh this looks so decadent and perfect for any cake or cupcake! Yum!!
Thank you !
This was perfe t. What I was imagining. That flavor and texture I looked for. First timer here making frosting. I had half butter and half margarine room temp. So I used that. I didn’t have vanilla and didn’t need cream maybe cuz margerin content. But it was exactly what I’ve been looking for. On a vacation and got to use relatives mixer and we are pleased. My son who went to culinary was pleased too. Yay. Save! Will save this recipe. .
I’m so glad you liked it!